Removable sign supporting device



Sept 22, 1931 H. G. THAKE 1,824,578v

REMOVABLE S-IGN SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed July 8. 1929 @3% www@ www,

Patented Sept'. 22, 19.31V

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE i HENRY G. THAKE, E GREAT BEND TOWNSHIP, -GoTToNwoon COUNTY, MINNESOTA EEMovABLE sIGN sUrPoETINGfpEvIcE n l Application led July 8,

My invention relates to removable supports for signs, display billboards, mail boxes, etc. On the public highways signs are placed at frequent intervals, close to the roadway,

6 for guidance of the public. Rural deliveryy the highway and the presence of these stzgidf ards is found to'be a serious obstacle. v play signs for advertising purposes require to be changed.

The principal objects of my invention are to provide means for quickly' and easily installing signs along the highway or in other location, for an easy and rapid removal of the signs, in order to facilitate any of the above mentioned operations and Vmeans.

whereby they may be easily replaced. Other objects are to provide a support which will n .be seen that under ordinary conditions the permit of varying the heightV of the sign without changing or adjusting the supporting means and meansV whereby the sign may be predetermined fixed position.

ings in which Fig. l is a front elevation of a sign and support as it appears when erected.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section ofy a sign and its support. Fig. 3 is an elevation showing means for supporting a mail box. Fig. 4 shows the plug used for driving closing the upper end of the saine when the sign standard' is removed and Fig. 6shows a modified Vform for supporting the standard `is removed vto against rotation.

The numeral l indicates the sign supporting standard preferably consisting of a cylindrical pipe.

rotated on a vertical axis and left in any one *space wheri=the standard2 is thus excludethe water. the lower section or supporting standard off the sign into the ground. Fig. 5 is a plug for 2 is a pipe designed to telescope over the pipe 1 and to be driven into the ground or soil 5 until the upper end is iush '1929. serial N6. 376,622.

the standard l permit'sthe sign to be` placed at right angles'or oppositely if desired or at 60 otherdesiredangles. j If preferred a'rod or Arivet 4,k .-Fig. 6', maybe passed through the pipek centrally andanchored in its Walls in ylieuy of the tenon`4.r Y

Theuppfer end ofthe standardl is pro- 65 vided With a longitudinal slot 6 in which screws?? are adapted to slide. The sign 8 is supported in proper position by the screws 7 which'are fitted with nuts 9 placed within the pipe standardl. Adjustment is secured 70 *by loosening the screws', sliding the sign up or'- down and` tightening the screws. The grooves 4 seatingy over the tenon 4 insure the sign being fixed in some one of several possible positions, preventing accidental rotation by the wind or other causes. It will readily 'standard l may be lifted out ofthe pipe 2 and p the sign` thus removed, but in freezing weather water may collect Ybetween the surfaces of the standard 1 and supporting pipe 2 and freeze, thus preventing the removal of the standard l. To obviate this diiiiculty a nonsetting, water repelling substance or ,lubri- `cant, such as heavy grease or waste oil or B5 grease from machineryisfinserted in the up- ,per end ofthe pipe 2 sufficient to fill all the n inserted and The pipe 2 is driven intothe ground with# 90 out deformation by inserting into its upper end aplug or cap 10 which is struck by the Sledge; Aplug l0 isalso inserted in the upper end of the pipe 2 when the sign standardL prevent entrance of foreign matter therein.V

v ,It is not my purpose to llimit. my invention to usefforsupporting signs only. In addition tothis use the standards may be used for the installation of mail boxes( as shown in 10 Fig. 3 where a bracket 11 is secured by screws 12 to the standard l in a position adjustable for height. The mail box 1.2 is secured to the top of the bracket by any suitable means. The standards may also be used for supporting a temporary railing or chain to be inf stalled at certain times oroccasions on a pavement'or passageway to controla crowd or close a road or street or for other purposes.v

In supporting large display or advertising signs two or more standards 1 may be used and an obsolete sign may be removed and a new one substituted by loosening the screws 7 and'sliding the sign upwarduntil it is `free from the slot 6.

Standards of other shapes or forms may be used, such as square tubes, in connection with the lubricant inserted in the upper end spirit of my invention. Y. c.

Vhen the highway is obstructed with snow a longitudinal slot in the wall of the standard extendingrdownward from the top, ya sign board, screws secured to the signboard and passing through the slot, and nuts on the screws adapted to slide vertically and support the sign board on the standard in an adjusted position.

' HENRY G. THAKE.

.of they pipe 2 without departing from the ,i

and it is desirable to use snow plows to clear thesame,'an operator precedes the plow and `removes the signs and Vmail boxes, placing them in any safe position and dropping into each socket in the upper end of pipe 42 one 4`oi' the plugs 13, thus filling the hole and pre- Vstill permit easy removal. The lubricant Valso prevents oxidation of the contacting surfaces, which if otherwise present, might prevent removal of the standard.

What I claim is:

1. In a supporting standard, a supporting tube adapted for being` embedded in the soil,

a plug rigidly positioned within the tube, -a

rigid transverse element above the upper surface of the plug,a removable standard, and grooves in the lower end of the standard adapted to cooperate with the transverseelement.L

2. In a supporting standard, a supporting tube adapted for being driven into the soil,

v a chamber in the upper end of the tube, a

standard tube fitted within the supporting tube and maintained in an upright position thereby, a longitudinal slot formed in the wall of the standard and extending downward from its upper end, and a sign board adjustably supported from the slot.`

3. In a supporting standard, a supporting i tube, a plug adapted for driving the tube into the soil, a chamberV in the upper end of the supporting tube, a transverse member eX- tending across the tube, an upright standard,

telescoping in the upper end of the supporting tube, slots in the lower end of the standard co-operating with the transverse member, 

